07 - Nas - the lost tapes - Everybody's Crazy

[Espace6777]

Everybody's freakin crazy, my word.

[Espace6777]

@Espace6777 Hard 2 love em

[2pacinseattle]

Listen to Nas' genius @0:32, my man said "the jig is up",

you all know he means "the Jigga's up", he went in on.

Nas swallowed Jay Z, they aren't equals.

[shakattak100]

nas is crazy

[kidspic]

if u listen to pacs 90-91 material and his last recordings he was a lyrical monster. where as nas in '96 wasnt as lyrical as we was on illmatic.

[shonha1]

@kidspic C'mon son u make it sound as if his career was over after Illmatic, while joints like Memory Lane, The World Is Yours nd It Ain't Hard To Tell r top notch lyrically, imo It Was Written is a better album than Illmatic, to me Illmatic was like that raw uncut stone, fresh out the earth, while It Was Written is that cut nd polished stone in the Tiffanys glass case, both are diamonds just that 1 looks better

[shonha1]

@RelaxednCaIm It's 1 of those conformist viewpoints in HipHop homie, some people make it sound like blasphamy to say any other HipHop album is better than Illmatic, well I believe that IWW is a better album, nd also a classic, press PLAY type shit, Deja vu nd Street Dreams (remix) on IWW, yeah maybe then they would recgognize what we already know

[RelaxednCaIm]

@shonha1

yeah, and if you take all the good joints on i am(undying love, small world, ny 2, ghetto prisoners, nas is like, favor for a favor, we will survive, hate me now) and add the unrealeased shit(blaze a 50, fetus, drunk by myself, u gotta love it, project windows, amongst kingsetc) it a better overall album then illmatic. same with stillmatic.

[RelaxednCaIm]

@kidspic

nas from 95 - 97(and some tracks later on) is nicer than he was on illmatic. use your ears, not critics oppinions.

[davidridgell]

@RelaxednCaIm thats saying it was written is better than illmatic which would never happen and i know both albums word for word and i also have the original I am nastradamus tracklist the bootleg version which is classic but no album in rap touches illmatic

[RelaxednCaIm]

@davidridgell

whether you like the production more is one thing, nas's flow and lyrics were better at that time period.

[davidridgell]

@RelaxednCaIm his verse on verbal intercouse was insane

[shewit08]

WeNeedLostTapes2(dot)com

Sign the petition to release the tapes!

[hillbillybigdick]

pac was the realeast from the heart and soul type of street muthafucka, down 2 die for wat he believed in and nas is lyrically the greatest, they have differences but they both great in different ways.. leave it at that.

[inputbroos113]

Look 2pac was revolutioner big man with big heart ready to die for street he chenged the black americans mutch respect for him we all have respect for him + he was killed thet make him legend and thets the reason why he is over rated (DEEP INSIDE WE ALL KNOW THET BUT WE DONT LIKE THE TURE I DONT)

[wavez9]

@inputbroos113 uhh tupac was already a legend before he died. take a look of his album sells (guinness books of world records) what he been through just to open the eyes of the community. He wanted to start a revolution. His music touched millions thats why untill this day you hear people still talking about tupac as if he was alive today.

[shonha1]

@wavez9 U killed your argument bringing record sales into the equation, rec sales holds no water, all it says is you're POP-U- LAR, the mainstream now knows who u are, , Diddy, Nelly, Hammer, even Vanilla Ice, do u consider them dudes greats, it's like KRS said "mcs are just hopeless thinking record sales make them the dopest" the problem is Hip Hop fans have now adapted that mindset, nd fyi Pac not only sold a majority of those albums posthumously but also alot due to drama outside the boothe

[fmcneillii]

@shonha1 He still sold over 40 million while he was alive (in 4 to 5 yrs). If I'm not mistaking his last album sold around 20 mil world wide. Regardless I agree that record sales do not make someone great, impact and talent does. Nas is lyrically superior to pac but pac's message and song writing definitely puts him in that class of elites (along with nas and others).

[shonha1]

@fmcneillii Yeah he sold some records, but not at the clip he did after all the drama started in his career, remember now Suge was who bailed him out of jail b/c Pac didn't have the money, look, the he's a 1st ballot hall of famer in my book, but had he lived his legacy would be completely different than it is today,

[kidspic]

@shonha1 actually pac did hav the money to get out ov jail but he just used it to pay legal fees cuz he had cases up the ass. b4 all the drama wit big started pac had 3platinum albums( including me against the world wich went 3Xplatinum while was in jail) under his belt and was nominated for an image award, starred in critically acclaim movies, so pac had never reached his peak he was just elevating more and more by early '96 he had 30mil albums sold.

[shonha1]

@kids pics I'm not saying Pac didn't sell records, and whether he had the $s, or not I still say his sales and his legacy would've been way different minus the drama and his death, look controversy sells, Madonna's career and fortune was built by stirring up controversy, and I'm not saying Pac intentionally used controversy like she did b/c I think he just lost his way especially after he got shot and joined Death Row, but by the same token, it is factor in the way he is now viewed

[fmcneillii]

@shonha1 It just the same with public enemy and run dmc they weren't lyrical on the level of a nas but still are greats. Don't get me wrong they are all still great lyricists even though nas is on another level.

[drika954]

tupac is def not overated dick head

[inputbroos113]

@drika954 UR HIP HOP NOOB

[CdotJonesy]

Lyrically... Nas is a better rapper than Tupac... But I don't think Nas can quite capture a story or the pain in someone's life and translate it into a song like Pac could. Pac was more in touch with how to verbalize and express a real life situation and make it believable on a song... But Nas has a better vocabulary and wordplay skill than Pac.

[millionairesponsor]

Support Nas and sign the petition to get Def Jam to release Lost Tapes 2.

WeNeedLostTapes2(dot)com

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[ThumbsUpMike]

@millionairesponsor It is released

[chargerz818]

@ThumbsUpMike No its not...

[ThumbsUpMike]

@chargerz818 Nas said he was releasing it on Dec 14

unless it got pushed back....like his albums do a lot then oh well

[YoungWolve1]

2 people are crazy

[mrpower328]

He Swissed Cheese Jay Z up. hah hah ahahahha a h lol

[sabermanesh]

This is my favorite song of nas. I FUCKING LOVE IT

[beastaller2]

nasir bin olu dara

[keymusic100]

GODLY LYRICS! this is truely a great BANGER.

[ROKINROD23]

STOP FUKIN HATING WHEN PPL DIE THEY GET MORE POPULAR TUPAC SET ALOT OF TRENDS THAT RAPPERS STILL FOLLOW BUT THEY BOTH GOOD

[keymusic100]

YES! this is that nice banger.

[painsity]

I see the world around me die but real rap will live forever.

[p2a2r2a2noid]

@bc2358 ayeman to that bra its all about prefrence wat u like but then tha rappers start calling themselves tha best wat arragance

[caligotspeerbomb]

2PAC IS LIKE NAS FATHER...N THATS ITT STFU 2 PAC ALWAYS UPFRONT N NAS IS SECOND BEST ...IF IT WUS TO BE ONLY 2 BEST ITS JUST 2PAC AND NAS THATS ITTT

[wdchr]

@caligotspeerbomb ...its a matter of preference. Stop being sensitive

[RKOFTW89]

@caligotspeerbomb I agree with you

[bg7fan]

ppl like pac cuz he was real, but pac exposed nas as bein a fake.

[RedSeaAries]

@bg7fan Pac and Nas squashed their beef before Pac died but Pac never did have the chance to change the records he dissed him on

[shonha1]

@bg7fan Explain how Tupac exposed sun as being fake?

[StAtikdAFuckinLoony]

ppl like pac cuz he was real, but pac exposed nas as bein a fake.

[RedSeaAries]

@StAtikdAFuckinLoony Pac and Nas squashed their beef before Pac died but Pac never did have the chance to change the records he dissed him on

[pieguy264]

Yo Jay-z ya JIG IS UP!!!

[MrCommenterguy]

Yeah, but take this- this is acctually a diss towards biggie, there are alot of sumbliminal messages cussing him. So compare this to Tupac's 'Hit em up'- do you think there was any subliminal messaging in there? no. Pac came straight out and dissed biggie, mentioning his name- theres the difference.

[caskey407]

raw ass cd. fans peep my page jus uploaded my mixtape

[baidey420]

this kills any new shit thats out right now.!!!! One of Nas's most underrated songs!!!!!

[kingmutt]

my favorite Nas joint

[keenan871]

anyone know if you can do a radio quality mastering with computer software. like obviously there will be different opinions and quality standards held but this is just me thinking the trend is going towards being able to do the whole piece start to finish in one place.

is it a question of trained ears and colossal gear in a mastering location? where do people see that in the future?

[keilyngodson26]

@keenan871 Thats irrelevant. Really it's the quality of the ARTIST and not the equipment. All you need is a boom pap and a melody, and a dope Black Mc.

[xxgaonaxx]

second video ive seen with the ratings 69

[thearmyfc]

A Lyrical Philosopher...! back in the day in my opinion Nasir was the prophet..no.1 in the game..Lightyears ahead along with Kweli..!

[Sensaye25]

Anyone know who produced this track?

[ThumbsUpMike]

Rockwilder produced this amazing track

[MarkPheonix]

Fuck you with a fist in ya ass

chill that.. lol wow i miss this nas

[superTarikP]

whatever cd this song was supposed to be on wouldve been number 1 cuz of this!!!!!

[kimeleby]

ill jigga diss.

[kgnappyboy]

Nas Is the man this track is hot the lyrics are perfect and this is why Nas will be my favorite

[realrecogrealgirl]

"Bitches givin' ass up at ages more younger". Nas keepin it real. Lol.

[teef1027]

"hands on clock keep turnin

hands on glock that keep squeezin

bullets stop in your sternum

they stop you from breathin"

ILLLLLLLL! I rewound that part some many times when this cd came out-- Nas is the shit --

[brianj500]

he was goin @ jigga. you older than most dudes although nas did you and your whole crew

[ConfusedComment]

Hip-Hop is alive somewhere on YouTube haha.. Right here yal'..

"Ladies love thugs, and thugs love hip-hop, thugs love ladies, and ladies they love hip-hop" DAMN RIGHT NAS

[lafjhns]

Upset college professors with more knowledge than webster,DAAAAM, Hov is good but he's not this complex,Nobody fukin with this.

[rekas69]

@lafjhns Hov isnt even good, come one get outta here with that shit.

[DonBenjamin1]

"You Pussy with yeast" That's why Nas is the man...

[whutdahelkid]

I know a nigga sleepin

too many schemes too many plots

war cost money and man,

I got too many spots

hungry niggas get tooled

and think of new shit to come up

killas fuc wit killas you sleepin-

you gittin stuck up

[9JeZ9]

nas is actually sik idc u w man cnt step 2 me kmt

[mnypwrrspkt]

this was my SHIT!

[chaaoos]

it amazes me how Nas can make songs where he's the coolest guy ever, and then songs where he's ruthless and has his finger on the trigger. and sound totally believable at both.

[falseistrue]

Then intellectual songs as well..

[iamhiphop102]

in the words of NaS

"Its not a facade its a fact, dese niggas wanna be NaS"

BEAST!

[lafjhns]

This was supposed to be a diss to jay z and nas was going to put it on the radio and they refused to play it cuz they were taking sides with jay,good thing they didn't cuz this was harder than all the diss tracks they made,jay would have got cleaned up real good,he would totally destroyed jay.

[prodigy0f8]

yeah real talk

[kungblao]

yeah, but then they started playing it when jay-z refused to do summer jam that one year, so they made nas headliner and started playing all his tracks.

[iamhiphop102]

whats are sum tight lupe fiasco songs

cuzz i heard he was pretty tight 2 but i cant find anything as hot as nas's shit

[VAC1293]

lupe is great but a lesser new version of nas check my page out

[HS32153]

In the words of Lupe Fiasco " Nas is like Da Vinci, he's a master."

[Nickl245]

this shit is untouchable

[FAITON65]

yessssssssssssss

[mikey0892]

is nas a muslim?

[23rdSoul]

No he's not

[mrolii]

Only 5% ..

[DaveTheBusiness]

Yes he is. Mentions it in a number of his songs.

[DeathFromAbove1985]

nasir bin olu dara jones

nasir "son of olu dara" jones

but that's not his father's birth name either. in short i don't think he practices the religion, but he in well informed on it as well as others.

more knowledge than webster, his slang upsets college professors.

[kungblao]

nice...thank you. i have been quoting this song for years and still didn't know that's what he said right there. your ear is definitely to the street...

[DeathFromAbove1985]

np. there's a lot of stuff i had to check for too. and the start is actually "nasir ben olu dara, bis du allah" which that last part is "son of god" ie god'son. which i think is sick that the guy can even rhyme in arabic!

[Tubztele]

THIS ALBUM THIS THE SHIT, REAL BEATS AND LYRICS, BANGS HARD, fuck that faggot ass shit

[UnreportedWorld]

maannnnn, i almost shit my pants....NAS is a beast,,,jay got raped...

this is a ether residu.

[boobafatt]

Is this the residue from Ether? If so, man...

[Makaveliblast1st]

wat a song nas goes raw, jay cant make this shit

[shonha1]

That shit wasn't subliminal homie "The Jig is up (Jiggas up)", "U older than most dudes although Nas did u nd u whole crew", "Let the shottie off on club floors pellets play yur (Familia) u screamin like u luv war", believe it, Jay knew sun was talkin to him.

[hiphop617]

nas also said "you pussy with yeast you shook of the streets you a sisqo fag" didnt he also compare jay-z to sisqo in the ether?

[boobafatt]

The pre-Stillmatic intro he did

[abysmalvsmarcus]

you pussy with yeast.

whoa!

[AceDotCosta]

Yeah After I heard this song, I knew Nas had finally closed the book on Jay, it was over after the first line "Sign up the first rapper that should be murdered for rhyming then 'Jiggas' up, Gut em like fish, swiss cheesed him up"

[webbhead205]

I know none of ya'll peeped the Jay-Z subliminal diss..

[Sensaye25]

It wasn't that subliminal.

[DAKIDALY]

NAS IS SO FUCKIN SICK

[shonha1]

This is not an easy track to spit on, if u listen to the breaks, that drum pattern could throw u off if yur not skilled.

[JRoss911]

"Ladies love thugs nd my thugs luv hip-hop, thugs luv ladies nd ladies dey luv hip-hop"

[zysano1]

nas > tupac is wayyyy overrated

he cant fuck with nas lyricly

[keilyngodson26]

@zysano1 Whoa, calm down buddy.

[richhustle]

@zysano1 i say that all the time and ppl get so fuckin mad

[soljaboyisabitch]

@richhustle pac is just as good.

[chiladin]

@zysano1 Nobosy said Pac could fuck with Nas lyrically and why are 25 dickheads agreeing with you that Pac is overrated? Pac had 3 classic albums(Me Against the World, All Eyes on Me and Makaveli) and when he assumed his Makaveli persona NOBODY could fuck with his raw emotion that he put into his songs. "They say Moses split the red sea, I split the blunt and rolled a fat one i'm deadly! " Pac couldn't do what Nas could but Nas could do what Makaveli did!

[bG3aZu3bLaZe3]

@chiladin i like 2pacalypse the best

[xxjamaalxx]

@zysano1 tupac is amazing man...nas is better though

[joshua1813]

@zysano1 Nas is my favorite rapper and i kno that is wrong

[imapimp4shizzle]

@zysano1

Nas is great, but since when is music a competition? 2Pac WAS great lyrically, he was a poet and he rapped about a plethora of subjects. Look up 'Hellrazor' , matter of fact look up any 2Pac song that wasn't on the radio..... Nas is unreal, one of the best--- but so was Pac , look up the shit Pac did with thuglife before he got signed, he was ALWAYS a beast on the mic. So was Nas. PROPS TO HIP HOP. - Thumbs up if u agree

[batman05655]

@zysano1 pac biggie and nas. i never say one is better then the other because all three left a huge mark in hip hop and rap.

[ciuventus]

@zysano1

its incomparable, 1 is alive and the other is dead...

[DaProlifik1reaLyrics]

Lost Tapes one of my favorite Nas albums, every song ill. If y'all like underground hip hop, click my page. I got my whole mixtape plus new tracks posted. New mixtape late Nov 08, free download. 1

[caulderock]

that sisqo fag line from beginning to end is still the smoothest damn pattern i've ever heard...technique is flawless

[streetteamnfc]

woorrddd... thats my favorite line on this shit STRICTLY cuz da technique... hehe u know ur a hip hop junkie when

[caulderock]

haha word...there's still people out there who recognize real hip hop

[whutdahelkid]

4000 views for this fire shit right here?

soulja boy platinum, that shit's ridiculous.

Nas is the best EVER!

[MorbidShit2007]

another tight song !!!

[nasfan81]

"Light years far"

[JCreepa911]

bitches giving ass up the age is more younger-Nas is the Truth

[Daze51090]

"Peep niggas dat got prices on dey head so high they main niggas will take da contract suprise" dats ralk talk

[youngthuggin919]

nas is the greatest rapper since Pac hands down

[phizar]

"ladies love thugs, thugs love hip hop." - and the beat is crazy too.

[GameSoljer]

everybodys crazy

[coeurblesse]

Gangsta see gangsta do.....braappppppp

[bigswipe43]

this one of my favoret songs on the album